• Euphorazine@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    From my time on Reddit years ago this question came up.

    Some cashier’s said they reciprocate the exchange back to the customer. If the customer puts cash on the counter for them to pick up, they’ll put the change on the counter in return.

    There also was probably some new training from covid where you didn’t want to touch people directly, so those training materials probably still exist

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      9 months ago

      I remember that explanation too. Additionally, in some cultures putting money directly into the hand of another person is frowned upon for various reasons.